Since 2009, Houda Bakkali’s career has been marked by health outreach through clear and cross-disciplinary communication. Art and technology can be two strategic allies in achieving this purpose, as her work demonstrates. Bakkali will continue to embrace this combination in…
Breast Cancer Awareness by Houda Bakkali has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the DNA Paris Design Awards, an international design competition that, since 2019, has recognized outstanding achievements in contemporary design. This year, the awards brought together projects from…
The work “Breast Cancer Awareness” by Houda Bakkali has been awarded the American Illustration 45 in New York, a competition that annually recognizes the best illustrations in the world and whose jury this edition has been made up of art directors from publications such as The…
To mark World Art Day 2026, Digital Art, Digital Culture an exhibition by Houda Bakkali was presented to the educational community of Colegio Champal, through the Alliance Française of Villahermosa. Combining physical artworks, digital illustration, animation and augmented reality, the…
Alliance Française de Valdivia and Office of Community Engagement at the Austral University of Chile host the exhibition Digital Art, Digital Culture by Houda Bakkali. The exhibition integrates physical and digital works in which the use of augmented reality, animation, and interactive elements predominates, proposing an…
Houda Bakkali will participate in the Month of Francophonie 2026, an international event celebrating Francophone cultures. Her work will be exhibited at various venues of the Alliance Française across different countries such as Newcastle (Australia), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Valdivia (Chile),…
On February 1st, Houda Bakkali’s work was featured at the first cultural event held at the Alliance Française in Kampala, Uganda. Sofar Kampala, a live music festival celebrating diversity, friendship, and creativity within a cultural environment that embraces the fusion…
Houda Bakkali’s “Digital Art, Digital Culture” project brings together creativity, technology and cultural dialogue through exhibitions presented in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. These include solo exhibitions at the Alliance Française Abu Dhabi, Alliance Française–Al Riwaq Art Space, and the Alliance Française…
The Alliance Française network in Ecuador presents “Digital Art, Digital Culture” by Houda Bakkali. The exhibition merges physical artworks with augmented reality, allowing the public to experience art in a different way: more immersive, more playful and more interactive. The exhibition is also complemented by…
From November 17 to December 31, 2025, the exhibition space of the Alliance Française of Trujillo, located at the Terrapuerto of the Peruvian city, hosts the exhibition “Digital Art, Digital Culture” by Houda Bakkali. The exhibition is presented in a…
“Novembre Numérique” 2025 is an international initiative led by the French Institute in Paris, dedicated to expanding public access to new technologies and fostering diversity and universal dialogue between creators and audiences worldwide. Hosted within French embassies, art galleries, cultural centres, universities, shopping…
Alliance Française of Piura presented Houda Bakkali’s Digital Art, Digital Culture project in Piura, Peru, as part of Digital November, the international initiative of the Institut français promoting digital cultures around the world. The itinerant programme combined physical and immersive…
Alliance Française de Valdivia and Colegio Laico de Valdivia presented Houda Bakkali’s Digital Art, Digital Culture project, combining physical artworks, augmented reality, virtual environments, multimedia content and a workshop to introduce students and the wider community to the creative possibilities…
Houda Bakkali presented her art and creative vision to the educational community of Discovery School of Cuernavaca, Mexico, through the Alliance Française of Cuernavaca. Combining physical artworks, digital illustration, animation and augmented reality, the project introduced students and teachers to…
Houda Bakkali has taken part in the Month of Francophonie, an international event celebrating the diversity and richness of Francophone cultures through a global cultural program. Within this framework, her work has been presented through exhibitions and workshops at various Alliance Française venues consolidating an artistic proposal with strong international…
Houda Bakkali was part of Noche Gli+ch, an event promoted by Colectivo Lóbulo Frontal and the Alliance Française de Cali. Hosted by the Alliance Française de Cali, Tertulias Noche Gli+ch marked the culmination of a series of cultural events and…
The exhibition Digital Art, Digital Culture by Houda Bakkali forms part of Novembre Numérique 2024, an international initiative led by the Institut Français and the Alliance Française Bahrain. The project is presented at Al Riwaq Art Space, one of the…
“Novembre Numérique” 2024 is an international initiative led by the French Institute in Paris, dedicated to expanding public access to new technologies and fostering diversity and universal dialogue between creators and audiences worldwide. Hosted within French embassies, art galleries, cultural centres, universities, shopping…
Art and new technologies came together during the latest edition of the 83rd Madrid Book Fair through the work of Houda Bakkali. The event, organized by the European Commission in Spain and the Alliance Française de Madrid, took place at the Europe Pavilion, where the public had the opportunity…
The artwork “Art for Health” by Houda Bakkali has been awarded the prestigious American Illustration 43 in New York, one of the most influential international recognitions in contemporary illustration. The jury composed of leading art and design professionals from GQ, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times,…
Alliance Française Madrid Presents Houda Bakkali’s “Digital Art, Digital Culture” Project Following the success of Houda Bakkali’s recent exhibition “Deadly Sins,” the Alliance Française of Madrid presents her project “Digital Art, Digital Culture.” This is an artistic and educational initiative that weaves…
Houda Bakkali presented her project Digital Art, Digital Culture at Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport, transforming the exhibition into an immersive art experience. Combining large-format artworks, digital illustration, animation, augmented reality, multimedia and interactive experiences, the project guided visitors through the…
Houda Bakkali presented her work Women and Digital Art at Madrid-Barajas Airport, transforming one of Spain’s busiest international transport hubs into an immersive cultural space. Combining 30 large-format artworks, digital illustration, collage, animation, interactivity and augmented reality, the exhibition featured…
Houda Bakkali presented her immersive artistic practice in Biarritz, with an exhibitions at the Palais des Congrès Bellevue, where she combined physical art, digital illustration, painting, animation and augmented reality within contemporary cultural spaces. The project explores the impact of…
Houda Bakkali was selected by TIME to participate in TIMEPieces, one of the publication’s first large-scale Web3 initiatives and a landmark project in the early adoption of blockchain technologies by an iconic global media brand. Bakkali contributed Passionately, an artwork…
Houda Bakkali officially presented Divertimento at the Casino di Sanremo as part of her Loving Italy series. The mixed-media artwork, enhanced with augmented reality, and a virtual galley was conceived as a tribute to the Casino and to the city’s…
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the world was understood, reshaping perspectives on present and future realities. However, this crisis also revealed positive aspects, such as solidarity and a strong sense of unity. One clear…
Houda Bakkali presented her series Crazy Heart at a contemporary art salon held at the Carrousel du Louvre, combining physical artworks with an immersive multimedia experience that extended beyond the exhibition space into the city of Paris. Through augmented reality,…
Houda Bakkali was officially received by the Municipality of Sanremo during a civic ceremony attended by Mayor Alberto Biancheri and President of the City Council Alessandro Il Grande. On this occasion, she presented The Flowers of Happiness, a mixed-media artwork…
During Monaco’s first contemporary art salon following the confinement period, held at the iconic Chapiteau de l’Espace Fontvieille, the historic venue of the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, Houda Bakkali unveiled an augmented reality artwork, introducing an interactive, audiovisual and…